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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Hank sometimes made his own candles when he used the bark slipped from what small decayed saplings to mold them?
2. After owls have gulped their food down whole and it has digested, what was the next step for bones and fur?
3. Diagrams and discussion reflected which four tools as those essential for wood-carving?
4. When Indians built canoes of birch bark, they sealed the seams with a pitch made from what?
5. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Jim come to construct his cabin on Cache Lake?
2. What did the geologist who visited Jim after two years explain to him?
3. What did snowshoe lameness result from?
4. What did Jim relate about the bear hunt he went on with Chief Tibeash in March?
5. What did Jim observe about Chief Tibeash's patience?
6. How did Jim view the stars he saw at night?
7. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?
8. What was it Jim observed about him and his comrades as they made their way in the March snow around Cache Lake?
9. What did Jim begin to think about in February?
10. What observations did Jim provide in regard to camping outdoors in cold weather?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jim's' lake had no name when he initially arrived, but he eventually bestowed the name Cache Lake upon it after having given it much thought. What were the reasons he selected that name?
Essay Topic 2
What components did Jim construct a bread knife from? What alternative elements could be substituted? Discuss the steps to be followed in making it.
Essay Topic 3
Jim preferred a birch bark canoe to a manufactured version. How was he able to make such a canoe? What techniques were necessary to repair and maintain a canoe constructed of birch bark? How was a canoe made from birch bark used in a different manner than a manufactured version?
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